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Abstract #25241 Published in IGR 12-1
The in vitro study of pressure change effect on corneal birefringence
Xiao Z; Wang C; Hao YSOphthalmic Research 2010; 3: 159-168
PURPOSE: To study the change of corneal birefringence at different pressures in vitro to determine whether corneal birefringence changes along with pressure. METHODS: The pattern of corneal birefringence was recorded at different intraocular pressures. The pressure differences were 0.10, 0.50 and 1.00 mm Hg, respectively. To compare the pattern sequence at two pressure values, a nonpaired t test was performed. RESULTS: Statistical analysis indicates that the difference of the corneal birefringence is significant when the pressure difference was more than 0.50 mm Hg in polarized light. CONCLUSION: The results of corneal photoelasticity in vitro demonstrate that the change in pressure on the cornea leads to a change in corneal birefringence.
The Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University Eye Center, Beijing, China.
Classification:
15 Miscellaneous
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
